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Enthalpy of an ideal gas is a function only of ________

Temperature

Which of the following is the most efficient thermodynamic cycle?

  • Diesel
  • Brayton
  • Otto
  • Carnot (correct)

What is the law of thermodynamics?

  • Energy can neither be created nor destroyed (correct)
  • Entropy of the universe is increased by irreversible processes
  • Internal energy is due to molecular motion
  • Heat energy cannot be completely transformed into work

An ideal gas is compressed isothermally. What is the enthalpy change?

<p>Zero (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Name the process that has no heat transfer.

<p>Adiabatic (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

An ideal gas is compressed in a cylinder insulated so that there is essentially no heat transfer. The temperature of the gas:

<p>Increases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the SI unit of pressure?

<p>Pascal (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The equation Cp=Cv+R applies to which of the following?

<p>Ideal gas (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the flow process, neglecting kinetic and potential energy, the integral of Vdp represents what?

<p>Shaft work (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Mechanical energy of pressure transformed into energy of heat.

<p>Enthalpy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The theory of changing heat into mechanical work.

<p>Thermodynamics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Average pressure on a surface when a changing pressure condition exists.

<p>Mean effective pressure (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following cycles consists of two isothermal and two constant volume processes?

<p>Stirling cycle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A control volume refers to what?

<p>A fixed region in space (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the polytropic process, PVⁿ=constant, if the value of n is infinitely large, the process is:

<p>Isometric (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is increased beyond the saturation pressure, then the working medium must be:

<p>Compressed liquid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is one whose temperature is below the saturation temperature corresponding to its pressure?

<p>Subcooled liquid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Number of molecules in a mole of any substance is a constant called ________

<p>Avogadro’s number</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the pressure of a gas is constant, the volume is directly proportional to absolute temperature.

<p>Charles's law (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom or the number of electrons in the orbit of an atom.

<p>Atomic number (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a P-T diagram of a pure substance, the curve separating the solid phase from the liquid phase is:

<p>Fusion curve (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The latent heat of vaporized in joules per kg is equal to _______

<p>22.6 x 10^5</p> Signup and view all the answers

From of energy associated with the kinetic energy of the random motion of a large number of molecules.

<p>Heat (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the temperature is held constant and the pressure is increased beyond the saturation pressure, then the working medium must be:

<p>Compressed liquid (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Is the condition of pressure and temperature at which a liquid and its vapor are indistinguishable.

<p>Critical point (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When a substance in gaseous state is below the critical temperature it is called _________

<p>Vapor</p> Signup and view all the answers

Superheated vapor behaves:

<p>Approximately as a gas (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Study Notes

Thermodynamics Study Notes

  • Enthalpy of an Ideal Gas is a function of temperature.
  • The Carnot cycle is the most efficient thermodynamic cycle.
  • The First Law of Thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
  • Isothermal compression of an ideal gas results in zero enthalpy change.
  • Adiabatic process involves no heat transfer.
  • Compressing an ideal gas adiabatically increases its temperature.
  • The SI unit of pressure is Pascal (Pa).
  • The equation Cp = Cv + R applies to ideal gases.
  • The integral of Vdp in a flow process represents shaft work.
  • Mechanical energy transformed into heat is represented by enthalpy.
  • Thermodynamics is the theory of changing heat into mechanical work.
  • Mean effective pressure (MEP) is the average pressure in a changing pressure condition.
  • The Stirling cycle consists of two isothermal and two constant volume processes.
  • A control volume is a fixed region in space.
  • In a polytropic process (PVⁿ = constant), if n is infinitely large, the process is isometric.
  • A compressed liquid exists if the temperature is held constant and the pressure is increased beyond the saturation pressure.
  • A subcooled liquid is below the saturation temperature corresponding to its pressure.
  • Avogadro's Number is the constant number of molecules in a mole of any substance.
  • Charles's Law states that at constant pressure, volume is directly proportional to temperature.
  • The Atomic Number is the number of protons in an atom's nucleus.
  • The Fusion Curve separates the solid and liquid phases on a P-T diagram.
  • The Latent Heat of Vaporization is approximately 22.6 x 10^5 joules per kilogram.
  • Heat is a form of energy resulting from the random motion of molecules.
  • A compressed liquid exists if the temperature is held constant and the pressure is increased beyond the saturation pressure.
  • The Critical Point is the condition where a liquid and its vapor are indistinguishable.
  • A vapor is a substance in the gaseous state below its critical temperature.
  • Superheated vapor behaves approximately as a gas.

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